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Author: Dominic Kotas

Dominic used to be a Copywriter at the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn.
Building Resilience in Informal Settlements
Zero emission Development

Building Resilience in Informal Settlements

ByDominic Kotas May 11, 2016June 3, 2025

Building resilience in cities should enhance the quality of life for all residents. Yet resilience planning, like urban development, has…

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Resilience and Sustainable Development Goal 11
Zero emission Development

Resilience and Sustainable Development Goal 11

ByDominic Kotas April 19, 2016June 3, 2025

SDG 11: A Stimulus for Integrated and Inclusive Resilience In adopting Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11), which aims to…

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ICLEI around the World: Steve Gawler, Regional Director, Oceania
Transport & mobility Zero emission Development

ICLEI around the World: Steve Gawler, Regional Director, Oceania

ByDominic Kotas March 31, 2016June 3, 2025

Q. What is one important particularity of working with local governments in the Oceania region?  One important thing to bear…

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P5: Deciphering the SDGs for Local Governments
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P5: Deciphering the SDGs for Local Governments

ByDominic Kotas March 3, 2016June 3, 2025

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in New York in 2015 were a major step for international sustainability efforts. The…

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P3: Bridging the Resilience Finance Gap
Resilient Cities Congress Zero emission Development

P3: Bridging the Resilience Finance Gap

ByDominic Kotas March 3, 2016June 3, 2025

When it comes to financing urban resilience, there is a clear gap between demand and supply. Comprehensive resilience infrastructure will…

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B1: Informal Settlements: Let the People Be the Solution
Equitable Development Resilient Cities Congress

B1: Informal Settlements: Let the People Be the Solution

ByDominic Kotas March 2, 2016June 3, 2025

What are some principles for working with informal settlements? In the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific panel B1 on 2 March, experts…

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A3: Resilient Investment – Targeting is Good, Embedding is Better

ByDominic Kotas March 2, 2016June 3, 2025

As a city, if you want to address resilience, where do you start? At the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific A3 panel…

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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2016 Opens with Assessment of “Milestone” 2015
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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific 2016 Opens with Assessment of “Milestone” 2015

ByDominic Kotas March 2, 2016June 3, 2025

The 2nd Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress was officially opened today in Melaka, Malaysia by YB Datuk Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan, the Hon….

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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience
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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Program to Explore All Aspects of Urban Resilience

ByDominic Kotas March 1, 2016June 3, 2025

From tomorrow (2 March) the Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific congress (RCAP) in Melaka, Malaysia will welcome participants from across the region to…

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Change as Chance: Germany’s Ruhr Metropolitan Region
Transport & mobility Zero emission Development

Change as Chance: Germany’s Ruhr Metropolitan Region

ByDominic Kotas February 25, 2016June 3, 2025

Historically, many cities were built around heavy industry. The production of steel and textiles was the catalyst for urban growth…

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COP21

COP21 Interview: Francisco Ferreira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quercus member

ByDominic Kotas January 14, 2016June 3, 2025

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COP21 Interview: Farid Yaker, Programme Officer at UNEP

ByDominic Kotas January 14, 2016June 3, 2025

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